Ukraine Trains Officials on Handling Crypto Crimes
- Ukraine recently trained some officials to investigate modern financial crimes involving digital assets.
- Ukraine recently received assistance from stablecoin issuer Tether to freeze some crypto addresses that were possibly linked to terrorist activity.
- Other countries, like India and Singapore, are working on improving their abilities to tackle crypto fraud.
Ukrainian authorities are working to improve their capacity to investigate financial crimes involving digital assets and cryptocurrencies. According to reports, 14 Ukrainian officials attended advanced training in Vienna, Austria, to learn how to use specialist analytics tools to trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple blockchains. The scheme was organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.
The project, which aims mainly to enable the governments of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to manage criminal risks associated with digital assets and cryptocurrencies, is funded by Poland, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Romania.
Ralf Ernst, the acting coordinator of OSCE economic and environmental activities, remarked that the program would help strengthen Ukraine’s defenses against financial crimes, especially money laundering. He emphasized the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies and virtual assets in Ukraine and the urgent need to improve the skills of the nation’s law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
Most law enforcement agents have struggled to handle crypto crimes, especially tracing illegal crypto transactions. Ralf Ernst stated that the OSCE will continue assisting Ukraine’s attempts to tackle money laundering involving cryptocurrencies.
Ukraine recently received assistance from stablecoin issuer Tether to freeze some crypto addresses that were possibly linked to terrorist activity. Aside from Ukraine, authorities in other nations are also preparing themselves with crypto knowledge.
In October, Singapore established specialized task teams to combat cyber and digital crimes. Furthermore, India announced plans to develop a Cryptocurrency Intelligence and Analysis Tool (CIAT) to address high-profile cases of crypto fraud.
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